The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-22
WASHINGTON NOTES.



WAsHINGTDn, Dpce nber 20. The hOuse com.
mitt ON elections was called together to-day e.
fix the date for the Consideration of the Tho1he-
Carlisle contested ectiOn case. j. Halesyper ap-
DeArpd So counsel for contestant, and announced
that h. W N ready to proceed with he csse Th o.
dOre Halain, Cuvingt n. KY, whl represented
the speaker stated that Mr. arlisle desired
speedy settle Nent Of the contest. Inaemuch as
bare quo um was esent the committee did not
feel disposed to begin consideration of the case
at once, and after n sh rt discussion settled upon
Friday, Januarv 6, as the date for taking 1t up.
ExTRADTrloE TREATY.
WASHINGTON, December 20.-Among the memo
rials present To the euatt TO day was that uf W.
d. Lyman, vice-presdent Of the American Surety
Ompany, praying for ratif' alton the cOnven
ton proposing an ext addition g. eaty between thi,
country and Great Britain, signed in London, JunI
%, 1886, extending the -xtrsdion awe to casee ct
embpZZlement, etc. The remarkable part of the
memorial, which WIS presented by Senator
H-cock, was in the exhi 1t which accom- mpspied
he memorial The exhibit WIS ihe momOrialist's
said, art If O list of embeZzemants of persons
VIII had fled to Canada The Uffenses, 1t saJe
were q most all committed lin tn proposed
coDve ton was signed, and most OF them within
the past year. The exhibit gives list OF fOrtythree
embezZ ements, ant he amounts n zach chee. The
largest enbp zz ement noted Il that Of BsrthO o.
new, the insurance man OF Hartford for $40 o.
20, md tbs embezzements foot up the cum of
S3,S4O,57J
vaua'iOns, introduced by >snatOr AllieOl In the
s-nate to-day, Is measure of twenty-odd sactiODs,
and Or ictica revision and codihca ion OF eys
tenn Of voice, entry, appraisement and assess
ment of impOrte.
Mr. Alison's bill will create tribunal of nine gen.
erai ap rssere Ia dignity Id salary equal to nine
circuit Judges of th- United Stats Th-i ap oint
ment i {, be by the president and Onfrmed by
the senate. Il l. provided that not NOR tn q five
of the nine members shall be of the same political
party az ODe lme. .
he constantly in SESSION The other elk Will be
etatinned as the srcretary of the treasury may
direct. II will be th-ir duty to supervise and De
termne the class caiiOn and Rates OF customs duty
a. we'll "a app rais-ment of values.
The Office Of merchant appraiser IL abolished
the local and general auprii5er agree .heir jndg
meut Il hnll. II they disagree, then the question
will be referred To the Naw York board or to the
| h ard convened by order OF the secre afy. Thi
decision will he final Osths fees are to be
| abolishpd and msrch ants decal atiOns may be
| mad before a notary public, or Othr officer de
| siVpated by the eecretsry nf the treasury. The
| war.h ,us-ing period is extended from one Il
| three are The ra of duty will be inif rm fol
the same class 60 ds 10 al Importers X
| the publ cation of the decisio of the variou
local and general appraisers is ordered.
COMBINATIONS.
| w,safyeIgy. December 2O--Ths seusts hs,
| rem v4d the IriunctOn u eecfecy from The fol
| loving nominations, which were confirmed II
| ercr-J se5sion 20 the 18th iust;
! Chsres = Fairchild, New York; TO be secretbr
,so1ge rel /. Rives, New York; assistant sscre,a
Zach II. Maynard, New York; assistant secretar
\ Of the treasury.
James ". Hyatt, Connecticut; United State
| treasurer.